History Main / TakingTheFightOutside

* ''Film/RoadHouse1989'': Subverted in the opening. Dalton is attacked by an unruly patron with a knife, so he suggests that they "take it outside". As soon as they set foot out the door, Dalton simply instructs his bouncers to form a human wall to keep them out, then walks back inside without engaging. More generally, Dalton later advises the bouncers working under him in his new job at the Double Deuce to never start a fight inside the bar to deal with troublemakers unless it's absolutely necessary.

* ''Film/RoadHouse1989'': Subverted in the opening. Dalton is attacked by an unruly patron with a knife, so he suggests that they "take it outside". As soon as they set foot out the door, Dalton simply instructs his bouncers to form a human wall to keep them out. More generally, Dalton later advises the bouncers working under him in his new job at the Double Deuce to never start a fight inside the bar to deal with troublemakers unless it's absolutely necessary.

When two or more characters are about to fight or in the middle of fighting, perhaps in a BarBrawl or DinerBrawl, a bystander will interrupt and ask them to take the fight outside. Alternatively, as an overlap with LetsFightLikeGentlemen, one of the fighters could suggest settling the score outside. Either way, the usual concern is to [[AvertedTrope avoid]] unnecessary damage to {{Innocent Bystander}}s and the [[KungShui building's interior]]. This makes it a textbook solution to any NoHarmRequirement that's in play due to one or multiple parties not wanting to inflict any harm to something or someone in the vicinity. Once the fight has been taken to an area where nothing valuable or important is threatened, TheGlovesComeOff.

When two or more characters are about to fight or in the middle of fighting, perhaps in a BarFight or DinerFight, a bystander will interrupt and ask them to take the fight outside. Alternatively, as an overlap with LetsFightLikeGentlemen, one of the fighters could suggest settling the score outside. Either way, the usual concern is to [[AvertedTrope avoid]] unnecessary damage to {{Innocent Bystander}}s and the [[KungShui building's interior]]. This makes it a textbook solution to any NoHarmRequirement that's in play due to one or multiple parties not wanting to inflict any harm to something or someone in the vicinity. Once the fight has been taken to an area where nothing valuable or important is threatened, TheGlovesComeOff.

When two or more characters are about to fight or in the middle of fighting, a bystander will interrupt and ask them to take the fight outside. Alternatively, as an overlap with LetsFightLikeGentlemen, one of the fighters could suggest settling the score outside. Either way, the usual concern is to [[AvertedTrope avoid]] unnecessary damage to {{Innocent Bystander}}s and the [[KungShui building's interior]]. This makes it a textbook solution to any NoHarmRequirement that's in play due to one or multiple parties not wanting to inflict any harm to something or someone in the vicinity. Once the fight has been taken to an area where nothing valuable or important is threatened, TheGlovesComeOff.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E156TheBewitchinPool The Bewitchin' Pool]]", Sport and Jeb Sharewood enter the titular pool at the behest of a boy named Whitt, who appeared there suddenly while their parents were arguing. They descend to a place for unloved children and meet Aunt T, an [[CoolOldLady elderly, loving matriarch]]. Wit makes a comment that upsets Sport and she resolves to fight him. Aunt T calmly hands them each a pair of boxing gloves and tells them to go outside, fight fair and to avoid hitting below the belt. She then turns to Jeb and asks for help frosting the cake she's made. Sport asks to help too only for Aunt T to reply "But I thought you two were gonna beat each other up." Whitt and Sport inform her that they'd rather frost the cake instead.

* {{Parodied}} in ''Manga/BusoRenkin''. Kazuki's DuelToTheDeath with Shusui Hayasaka starts in the school gymnasium after dark. The two of them promptly spam {{Flash Step}}s to get behind each other until they've moved the battlefield entirely out of the gym and into the school courtyard.

* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'':

* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse,'' Kingpin's minions track the Spider-gang down to Aunt May's house. While her initial request that they at least take the inevitable fight outside is ignored, she [[RageBreakingPoint reaches the end of her rope]] as she takes in the damage the brawl is doing to her living room, [[BatterUp grabs a baseball bat]], and gets ''forceful!''

* ''Film/SupermanII''. Superman asks to redirect fights twice, once as Clark Kent and once as Superman.

* ''[[Film/Slipstream1989 Slipstream]]'' (1989). [[BountyHunter Tasker]] is determined to bring Byron back to the Settlement for punishment. As he's a robot, Byron goes along placidly until Tasker shoots a woman he's fallen for. Tasker then just says, "I knew it would come to this. Let's do it." He then walks outside and Byron follows, intent on revenge.
* ''[[Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou 10 Things I Hate About You]]'': During the boring party Bogey threw that quickly became a raging house party, he tells two drunken men to take their fighting outside... which [[ExactWords they do by crashing through his window]]. A very dejected Bogey thanks them.

* In the first chapter of ''[[Literature/TheLeagueOfPeoplesVerse Trapped]]'', Philemon and the other Misfits are enjoying a drink when they are accosted by a bunch of drunk sailors who take exception to being told that they smell bad. Mindful of the damage they could do, the Misfits lead the sailors outside for the ensuing fight, telling the barkeep to keep their drinks for them.

* The ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrim'' game has the fight against Todd Ingram taken outside the club that Stage 3 takes place in.

[[folder:WesternAnimation]]

* In ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'', Mord causes trouble for Bell's group, trying to get him to join up with his party so he'd have access to his waitress friends. Lyu tells him to get lost and when he keeps persisting while insulting Bell, Lyu painfully clamps his fingers down. Angered, Mord tries to attack while declaring [[WouldHitAGirl he wouldn't go easy on her just because she was a woman]]. However Mama Mia, the tavern head, slams her fist down on the table, breaking it, and tells them if they were going to fight they were to take it outside. Not wanting to incite her wrath, Mord and his party leaves.

When two or more characters are about to fight or in the middle of fighting, a bystander will interrupt and ask them to take the fight outside. Alternatively, as an overlap with LetsFightLikeGentlemen, one of the fighters could suggest settling the score outside. Either way, the usual concern is to [[AvertedTrope avoid]] unnecessary damage to {{Innocent Bystander}}s and the [[KungShui building's interior]].

* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus": In the season two episode "Scott of the Antarctic", Mr. Praline (Creator/JohnCleese) tries to obtain a fish license for his pet halibut, Eric. When the license clerk calls him a "looney", Mr. Praline protests a number of famous people owned pet fish, including Creator/MarcelProust, who had a haddock, and he concludes, "So, if you're calling the author of ''A la recherche du temps perdu'' a looney, I shall have to ask you to step outside!"

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" Homer is at Moe's Tavern lamenting the loss of his couch after Bart breaks it doing a stunt. Guest star Smokin' Joe Frazier tries to cheer Homer up, but Barney tells him to shut up. Frazier steps up to Barney, who challenges Frazier to step outside. The next time we see Barney, he's [[CurbStompBattle upside down in a trash can and there's blood on Moe's door]].

* ''Film/RoadHouse'': Subverted in the opening. Dalton is attacked by an unruly patron with a knife, so he suggests that they "take it outside". As soon as they set foot out the door, Dalton simply instructs his bouncers to form a human wall to keep them out. More generally, Dalton later advises the bouncers working under him in his new job at the Double Deuce to never start a fight inside the bar to deal with troublemakers unless it's absolutely necessary.

* In ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'', the human protagonists are able to use their [[SuperWristGadget Digivices]] to transport themselves and nearby Digimon to a Digital World overlay of their surroundings to avoid harming bystanders and property during their fights.

* Attempted by Mr. Boynton and new gym teacher Mr. Greeley in "Angela's Wedding", an episode of ''Radio/OurMissBrooks''. They had been invited to a small party to welcome Angela's fiance. Greeley, who had been mocking Boynton in the episode, is on the verge of provoking a fight - much to Miss Brooks' disdain. Boynton and Greeley are about to step outside, when, to Greeley's amusement, Mr. Boynton is drafted by Mrs. Davis to help her toss a salad.
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E156TheBewitchinPool The Bewitchin' Pool]]", Sport and Jeb Sharewood enter the titular pool at the behest of a boy named Whitt, who appeared there suddenly while their parents were arguing. They descend to a place for unloved children and meet Aunt T, an [[CoolOldLady elderly, loving matriarch]]. Wit makes a comment that upsets Sport and she resolves to fight him. Aunt T calmly hands them each a pair of boxing gloves and tells them to go outside, fight fair and to avoid hitting below the belt. She then turns to Jeb and asks for help frosting the cake she's made. Sport asks to help too only for Aunt T to reply "But I thought you two were gonna beat each other up." Whitt and Sport inform her that they'd rather frost the cake instead.

* In ''Series/KamenRiderDouble,'' Shotaro is having a friendly conversation with another patron at the barbershop. They keep just missing getting to see each other's faces for some time. When Shotaro realizes he's been chatting with TheDragon, we get the following as the poor owner can only look on in confusion:
-->'''Kirihiko/Nazca Dopant:''' [[YouExclamation You!]]\\
'''Shotaro:''' [[YouSquared YOU!]]\\
'''Kirihiko:''' Let's take this outside!
* ''Series/TheITCrowd'' provides the page quote. When Jen (who is single) is invited to a party hosted by an old friend from school, Moss pretends to be her husband. Roy later shows up at the party in an attempt to convince an AbhorrentAdmirer that [[ItMakesSenseInContext he's dating Jen]] and the two men get into an argument; each man tries to convince the crowd that Jen is their partner. Roy eventually calls Jen a "bitch" for 'cheating' on him, which causes Moss to slap him in defense of his 'wife's' honour. Roy asks Moss whether he wants to take the fight outside, and when the pair step outside they decide keeping up their ruses is too difficult and they sprint home.
-->'''Moss:''' ''[slaps Roy]'' How dare you call my sexy wife a bitch!\\
'''Roy:''' Do you want to take this outside?\\
'''Moss:''' With pleasure, Sir!

* The Australian comedy series ''Series/FullFrontal'' had a spoof involving a PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad remake of ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'' called "The Good, The Bad, and the Unpleasant Person". The Creator/ClintEastwood character is facing off with the Unpleasant Person, who is [[SecondFaceSmoke blowing smoke from a cheroot into his face]].

* Attempted by Mr. Boynton and new gym teacher Mr. Greeley in "Angela's Wedding". They had been invited to a small party to welcome Angela's fiance. Greeley, who had been mocking Boynton in the episode, is on the verge of provoking a fight - much to Miss Brooks' disdain. Boynton and Greeley are about to step outside, when, to Greeley's amusement, Mr. Boynton is drafted by Mrs. Davis to help her toss a salad.

-->'''Rowdy guy number 1:''' ''[still in pre-fight tone of voice]'' [[SincerityMode Wow! What a lovely evening!]]\\
'''Rowdy guy number 2:''' ''[also still in pre-fight voice]'' [[SincerityMode This was a really great idea!]]

* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''

[[folder:Fan Fiction]]

* In ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'', after Ultimate [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]] [[DomesticAbuse puts his wife in a coma]], ComicBook/CaptainAmerica tracks him down to a pub and almost immediately demands that he step outside. Hank tries to calm him down and [[ICanExplain explain his side]], only for Cap to ''drag'' him out for a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.